[Rhodes22-list] Michael W.s Tongue and need for welding shop

[Tootle]

Mike:

Why not order a stainless steel extension from Jay in Arizona.  One old
trailer with new stainless steel extenion.

If you decide to make a fish attractor, find a bunch of old used Christmass
trees to attach to it.  They use old Christmass trees to make fish
attractors in the lakes around here.

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA



Brad Haslett-2 wrote:
> 
> Mike,
> 
> Drag it down to Gulfport and bring a case of beer, we'll have it done
> cheap
> before the beer is gone!  OK, so maybe that isn't feasible.  The tubing is
> standard stock, and even with the current steel prices, it will be a whole
> lot cheaper than a new trailer.  Any local welding shop should be able to
> handle the job.  Theirs will not be as fun a place to hang around as ours!
> 
> Brad
> 
> On Jan 31, 2008 6:54 PM, Arthur H. Czerwonky <czerwonky at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> 
>> Mike,
>> Ed makes a good point.  I have never used a trailer with internal
>> extension, never will because it will make the key joints weaker. 
>> Instead I
>> use a completely independent 3x3 steel bar - fits into the receiver on
>> one
>> end and has the ball mounted on the other. Mine is 60" long.  Mounted on
>> front(preferred) or back of my Explorer it handles very well.  I wouldn't
>> trust any older painted Triad extensions I have seen, especially if they
>> have been repainted over hidden problems.
>> Art
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> >From: Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net>
>> >Sent: Jan 31, 2008 8:18 AM
>> >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> >Subject: [Rhodes22-list]  Michael W.s Tongue
>> >
>> >
>> >Mike:
>> >
>> >I think that when under load all extensions bend.  Maybe your bending is
>> >excessive?
>> >
>> >Go buy a piece of I beam long enough to reach from trailer hitch to
>> >somewhere back on trailer that allows for physical attachment to main
>> >trailer chassis.  Get about four large U-bolts with cross pieces and
>> bolt
>> >the whole thing to extended extension and actual trailer chassis.  Just
>> like
>> >you were sistering a plank supporting a house?  I guess you could even
>> use a
>> >wood 4 x 4 about 12 feet long and make it work for the occasion.  But
>> that
>> >might be too thick to get down a ramp.
>> >
>> >Locate a steep ramp that does not require extension.  When lake level is
>> up
>> >here at Hartwell there are many that you do not need extensions on.
>> >
>> >Ed K
>> >Greenville, SC, USA
>> >"Stainless steel's resistance to corrosion relies on exposure to oxygen
>> in
>> >the air or water.  When you tape a stainless steel turnbuckle or rigging
>> >terminal, you deprive it of oxygen, and the metal is more prone to
>> >corrosion."  Bill Seifert
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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